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NDA may get slim majority, BJP 34 seats less: Survey

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New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A poll survey on Sunday predicted that the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) may get a thin majority with 285 seats, 13 more than the magic figure of 272, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may get 34 seats less than it got in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

The survey conducted by India TV-CNX, between March 1 and March 7 in 193 of the 543 parliamentary constituencies, also predicted a surge of the Congress with its tally likely to almost double compared with the last general elections.

According to the survey, the BJP’s tally may fall from 282 to 238 seats, 34 short of the midway mark of 272, while the Congress tally may jump from 44 in 2014 to 82.

The Election Commission on Sunday announced poll dates for the Lok Sabha elections. Elections will be held in seven phases, from April 11 to May 19. Counting of votes will be on May 23.

According to the opinion poll, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) may get 126 seats, while the ‘others’, including the Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Trinamool Congress, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, regional parties and the independents may win 132 seats.

The NDA includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the AIADMK, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), the Paattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and other regional parties.

The UPA comprises the Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the National Conference (NC), the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and other smaller parties.

The ‘others’ include the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the YSR Congress Party, the Left Front, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P), the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) and Independents.

Of the total 285 seats expected for the NDA, the BJP may get 238 seats, the Shiv Sena 10, the JD(U) 12, the Akali Dal 3, the LJP 3 with the other regional and smaller parties taking the rest.

In UPA’s expected tally of 126 seats, the Congress may win 82 seats, the DMK 16, the RJD 8, the TDP 3 with the other regional and smaller parties accounting for the rest.

The list of ‘others’ include Mamata Banerjee’s TMC winning 30 seats, the SP 18, the Mayawati’s BSP 16, the YSR Congress 22, the TRS 14, the BJD 14, the AIADMK 12, the Left Front 6 and the other regional parties taking the rest.

The survey said the BJP may do a clean sweep in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Delhi due to the air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan’s Balakot.

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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones

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International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.

Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.

The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.

Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile

The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.

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The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.

“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.

Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings

Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.

 

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Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).

Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.

The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.

Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.

Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities

The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.

On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.

Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.

“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.

The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.

 

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